Fredericton International Airport

Aéroport international de Fredericton
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorGreater Fredericton Airport Authority
ServesFredericton, New Brunswick
Oromocto, New Brunswick
LocationLincoln, New Brunswick
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL67 ft / 20 m
Coordinates45°52′08″N 066°32′14″W / 45.86889°N 66.53722°W / 45.86889; -66.53722
Websitehttps://yfcfredericton.ca/
Map
CYFC is located in New Brunswick
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CYFC is located in Canada
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
09/27 8,005 2,440 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers333,813
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]
Passengers from Fredericton International Airport[4]

Fredericton International Airport (IATA: YFC, ICAO: CYFC) is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) southeast[1] of Fredericton.

The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada[5] and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 55 passengers or 140 if offloaded in stages.[1]

Part of the National Airports System, the airport is owned by Transport Canada and operated by the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority.

The airport has two runways and is the second-busiest airport in New Brunswick in terms of passenger levels, after the Greater Moncton International Airport. In 2016 the airport handled 377,977[6] passengers and in 2008 the airport went from 34,078 aircraft movements to 73,330, an increase of 115%, prompting Nav Canada to provide a control tower in 2009/2010.[7] In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the 19th-busiest in Canada and the only one in the top twenty without air traffic control during the year.[8]

Fredericton was designated an international airport in 2007 by Transport Canada.

The airport spent $30 million to expand the terminal size by 50% to improve energy efficiency, add more ticket counters, washroom and seating.[9] The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and construction lasted 30 months.

Airlines and destinations

Air Canada Express Dash 8 Q400 arriving from Toronto-Pearson
AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson
Air Canada Express Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (begins May 1, 2024), Toronto–Pearson
Porter Airlines Ottawa, Toronto–Billy Bishop
Sunwing Airlines Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Punta Cana, Santa Clara

Statistics

Annual traffic

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Annual passenger traffic at YFC airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic[10][11]
Year Passengers % change
2010 273,968 Steady
2011 279,447 Increase 2%
2012 283,760 Increase 1.5%
2013 298,760 Increase 5.5%
2014 316,888 Increase 6.1%
2015 349,832 Increase 10.4%
2016 377,977 Increase 8.1%
2017 398,000 Increase 5.3%
2018 424,324 Increase 7.8%
2019 427,085 Increase 0.65%
2020 103,667 Decrease 75.63%
2021 100,844 Decrease 2.72%
2022 267,050 Increase 164.81%
2023 333,813 Increase 25.00%

Facilities

Built from 1949 to 1951, the airport terminal consists of a 5 storey control tower flanked by a single storey departure and arrival wings.[12] Additions were completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2009, with a large terminal expansion and renovation, being completed in 2021.

The airport has its own fire suppression (two ARFF and tanker) to handle aircraft-related emergency calls. Mutual assistance provided by Fredericton, Oromocto and CFB Gagetown.

Accidents and incidents

Air Canada Flight 646 crashed here in 1997. The plane a Bombardier CJ series, crash landed and hit a tree. There were no fatalities. [13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. ^ "Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers". Statcan.gc.ca. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  4. ^ "YFC • Fredericton International Airport • Your Fredericton Connection". March 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04.
  5. ^ Canada, Transport (August 22, 2023). "Advisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032". 00000000 00000000.
  6. ^ "Fredericton International Airport posts seventh consecutive year of record-breaking growth - Fredericton International Airport". Fredericton International Airport. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  7. ^ "YFC • Fredericton International Airport • Your Fredericton Connection". July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
  8. ^ "Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations". Statcan.gc.ca. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  9. ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (2018-05-01). "Fredericton airport gets green light for $30M-expansion to ease crowding". CBC News.
  10. ^ Statistics. "YFC Annual Report". yfcfredericton.ca.
  11. ^ "Traffic at YFC increases 25 per cent in 2023, outlook for 2024 even stronger". yfcfredericton.ca. January 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Fredericton International Airport".
  13. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER C-FSKI Fredericton Airport, NB (YFC)". aviation-safety.net.

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